CELLULAR PHONE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does cellular phone mean? 

• CELLULAR PHONE (noun)
  The noun CELLULAR PHONE has 1 sense:

1. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

  Familiarity information: CELLULAR PHONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CELLULAR PHONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cell; cellphone; cellular phone; cellular telephone; mobile phone

Hypernyms ("cellular phone" is a kind of...):

radiophone; radiotelephone; wireless telephone (a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables)